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Obesity and Breast Cancer - New Insights
Obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. Adiponectin/Acrp30 is lower in obese individuals and may be negatively regulating...
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High Leptin Drives Breast Cancer Growth
Obesity is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer and is associated with poor prognosis. Leptin, a cytokine synthesized in...
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Prostate Cancer Driven by Leptin Problems
OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of leptin, full-length adiponectin (fAd) and globular adiponectin (gAd), alone and in combination, on LNCaP...
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Obesity Linked to Many Types of Cancer
BACKGROUND: Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI), is associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We...
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Cold Weather Induced Genetic Leptin Mutation and Obesity Risk
Evolutionary pressures due to variation in climate play an important role in shaping phenotypic variation among and within species and...
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Bovine Colostrum Boosts Immune System
Human and bovine colostrum (BC) contain a remarkable amount of bioactive substances, including antibodies towards many common pathogens of the...
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Blueberry Extracts Help Weight Loss
Male C57BL/6J mice received diets with either 10% of calories from fat (LF) or a high-fat diet [45% (HF45) or...
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Berry Consumption Improves Cardiovascular Function
Background: Berries are a particularly rich source of polyphenols. They also contain other bioactive substances, such as vitamin C. Previous...
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How Sleep Duration Effects Obesity Risk in Children
Obesity is a major public health epidemic worldwide in children and adults (1–6). The prevalence and severity of childhood obesity...
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